Guilin, Singapore Explained

Guilin
Settlement Type:Subzone
Translit Lang1:Name
Translit Lang1 Type:Chinese
Translit Lang1 Type4:Malay
Translit Lang1 Type5:Tamil
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Guilin within Singapore
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Singapore
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:13,020
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto

Guilin is a subzone of Bukit Batok.[2] It is bounded by East Avenue 2, Central, West Avenue 2/5, the north side of Bukit Gombak Sports Complex, the west and north perimeters of Town Park, the west perimeter of landed housing estates along Hillview Avenue, and Hillview Avenue.

Places

Guilin takes its name from Xiao Guilin (小桂林), an area within Bukit Batok Town Park. Directly translated to Little Guilin, this section of the park is named after the Guilin region in China - sporting a granite quarry within a small pond.

Politics

It is part of 'Bukit Gombak' division of the Chua Chu Kang Constituency.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population Trends, 2019. Singapore Department Of Statistics. January 25, 2020.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-06-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130717233310/http://www.singstat.gov.sg/publications/publications_and_papers/population_and_population_structure/population2012-map1.pdf . 2013-07-17 .